A hearing is set for today on a motion to change the venue of Norris Greenhouse Jr.’s trial in the death of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis in Avoyelles Parish. Michelle Southern reports…:
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The first of two funerals is this afternoon for the two teenagers that were killed in Caldwell Parish following the Caldwell Parish High School homecoming parade. 16-year-old Tristen Robinson and 15-year-old Ava Crockett were killed on Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash. The wreck remains under investigation.

The US Supreme Court is expected to decide today whether to accept a petition by a New Orleans man who was convicted on a 10-2 vote of murder in 2015. Louisiana is one of two states where a unanimous decision is not necessary for a felony conviction. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says for years the nation’s high court has allowed non-unanimous verdicts in Louisiana and Oregon…:
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Ciolino says the best argument these petitioners can make is that 10-2 is not constitutionally sufficient

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is visiting Germany and the United Kingdom, leading a mission along with 17 tourism partners, to promote Louisiana and the direct flights into New Orleans. Nungesser says so far the international flights have been extremely popular…:
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